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Local Obituaries for Macon, MS, Noxubee County and Surrounding Areas.

Alice Rigdon Skipper

Alice Rigdon Skipper

Apr 30, 2012

Mrs. Alice Rigdon Skipper, 69, of Shuqualak, MS. passed away Monday, April 30, 2012 at Infinity Hospice in Marion, MS. Funeral services will be held at Cockrell Funeral Home in Macon, MS Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will be held in Shuqualak Cemetery. Memorials may be made...

Tom C. Mitchener

Tom C. Mitchener

Apr 27, 2012

Tom C. (Tommy) Mitchener, 85, of Macon, MS passed away Friday, April 27, 2012 at Elderly Care Center In Macon, MS. Graveside funeral services will be held Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Oddfellows Cemetery in Macon, MS with Bro. Peyton Myers and Bro. Allen Mapp officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the...

Roy William Miller

Roy William Miller

Apr 13, 2012

Roy W. Miller Macon, Ms Roy W. Miller, age 76 years 2 months and 5 days, died at this residence on Friday April 13, 2012. His funeral service will be held Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at Magnolia Mennonite Church. Interment will follow in Magnolia Mennonite Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church on Tuesday evening...

J. D. Pugh, Sr.

J. D. Pugh, Sr.

Apr 12, 2012

Mr. J.D. Pugh, Sr. of Brooksville, MS passed away Thursday, April 12, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus, MS at the age of 80. His service will be held Sunday, April 15, from Brooksville Baptist Church at 3:00 P.M. with Bro. Danny Avery officiating. Interment will follow in Brooksville Cemetery. A visitation will be held Saturday...

Roy Arthur Garrison

Roy Arthur Garrison

Mar 22, 2012

Rev. Roy A. Garrison, 91, passed away March 22, 2012 at Noxubee County General Hospital in Macon, Mississippi. Rev. Garrison was born to the late Donald L. Garrison and Myrtle Hank Garrison in Wood River, Nebraska on May 30, 1920. He graduated from Wood River High School in Wood River in 1937 and assisted with the operation of the...

Elsie Triplett Pugh

Elsie Triplett Pugh

Mar 13, 2012

Mrs. Elsie Triplett Pugh, 82, of Oxford Mississippi, formerly of Macon, Ms, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2012 in Oxford at Azalea Gardens Assisted Living. Her funeral service will be held Thursday, March 15, at 1:30 p.m. from graveside at Brooksville Cemetery in Brooksville, MS. Dr. Bill K. Duncan will officiate the service. The family will receive friends after...

Lucille B. Garrison

Lucille B. Garrison

Mar 2, 2012

Lucille Brown Garrison, 94, passed away March 2, 2012 at Regency Hospital in Meridian, MS. Mrs. Garrison was born to the late Claude E. Brown and Emma C. Brown in Wahalak, MS. Married to Rev. Roy A. Garrison, Mrs. Garrison was a devoted pastor’s wife and shared her life helping support his work in the mission field in Montana...

Ann Rigdon Watkins

Ann Rigdon Watkins

Feb 27, 2012

Mrs. Ann Rigdon Watkins, 68, passed away Monday, Feb. 27, 2012 at Anderson Regional Hospital in Meridian, MS. Mrs. Watkins, a Kemper county native, was born to the late Walter Fred and Delsie Elizabeth Howard Rigdon. She graduated from Porterville High School in Kemper County and later married James Watkins, with whom she moved to Macon, MS where they...

Tommy Cockrell

Tommy Cockrell

Feb 22, 2012

Tommy Cockrell, 67, passed away at his residence on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2012. Memorial services are incomplete at this time and will be announced later. A memorial service is planned at 4:00 P.M. Friday, Feb. 24, 2012 at McLeod Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church near Brooksville, MS. Visitation will be held at the church Friday one hour prior to the...

Geraldine Holland Harris

Geraldine Holland Harris

Feb 17, 2012

Mrs. Geraldine “Gerry” Harris, 84, passed away Friday, February 17, 2012 at Noxubee General Hospital in Macon, MS. Her funeral service will be held Monday, February 20, at 2:00 P.M. from graveside at Oddfellows Cemetery in Macon. Visitation will be from 1:00 until 1:45 P.M. Monday at the funeral home. Dr. Bill Duncan will officiate at the service and...

George Ruben Prysock

George Ruben Prysock

Jan 31, 2012

George Ruben Prysock Wahalak, MS George Ruben Prysock, 72, of Wahalak, Ms died Tuesday , January 31, 2012 at Stone County Hospital in Wiggins, Ms. Funeral services are planned for Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 at 2 p.m. at Cockrell Funeral Home in Macon, MS. There will be a private interment. Visitation will be held at Cockrell Funeral Home Friday,...

Mary Catherine Sullivan Hill

Mary Catherine Sullivan Hill

Jan 22, 2012

Mrs. Mary Catherine Sullivan Hill, 88, of Magnolia, TX. was called home on Sunday, January 22, 2012 at Tomball Regional Hospital in Tomball, TX. Mrs. Hill, the daughter of the late Andrew Sullivan and Edna Cline Sullivan, had lived in Texas for the past 16 years. She was a native and longtime resident of Macon, MS and graduated from...

Phyfa Franklin Dinsmore

Phyfa Franklin Dinsmore

Jan 12, 2012

Mrs. Phyfa Dinsmore, 93, of Macon, MS passed away Thursday, January 12, 2012 at Noxubee General Hospital in Macon, MS. Her funeral services will be held Friday, January 13, 2012 at 3 p.m. at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel in Macon, MS. with Dr. Andy Pearson and Rev. Glen Miller officiating. Interment will follow in Oddfellows Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Mary Louise Barnett Thorsen

Mary Louise Barnett Thorsen

Jan 4, 2012

Mrs. Mary Louise Barnett Thorsen, 86, of Macon MS passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at Elderly Care in Macon, MS. Graveside services will be held Friday Jan 6, 2012 at Oddfellows Cemetery in Macon at 11:oo a.m. with Rev. Andy Pearson officiating. Visitation will be held Friday at the funeral home from 10-10:45 a.m. In lieu of flowers,...

Houston Laverne Ledbetter

Houston Laverne Ledbetter

Jan 2, 2012

Mr. Houston Laverne Ledbetter, 88, passed away Monday, January 2, 2012 at Windsor Place at Plantation Pointe in Columbus following a brief stay. His funeral service will be Thursday, Jan. 5 at 11:00 A.M. at Calvary Baptist Church in Macon with interment following the service at Oddfellows Cemetery. A visitation for friends and family will be held from 4...

Hudson Eugene Denton, Sr.

Hudson Eugene Denton, Sr.

Dec 29, 2011

Mr. Hudson Eugene Denton, Sr. 79, passed away at his residence on Friday December 29, 2011. His funeral service will be held at graveside at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, January 2, 2012 at Salem Cemetery near Macon, MS. Cockrell Funeral Home of Macon is entrusted with the care of the arrangements. Any memorials may be made to the charity...

Melody Ann Featherston Marchbanks

Melody Ann Featherston Marchbanks

Dec 19, 2011

Mrs. Melody Ann Featherston Marchbanks, 42, passed away at Indianapolis Regional Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana on Monday, December 19, 2011. Mrs. Marchbanks, the daughter of Shirley A. and the late W.C. “Buddy” Featherston of Brooksville, MS. was born on June 18, 1968. She graduated from Central Academy in Macon, MS and also from the Mississippi University for Women. She...

William Owen Todd, Jr.

William Owen Todd, Jr.

Dec 10, 2011

Mr. Owen Todd, 56, of St. Cloud, FL died Friday, December 10, 2011 at his residence. His graveside service will be held Friday, December 16, 2011 at 11 a.m. at Brooksville Cemetery with Rev. Glen Oglesby officiating. There will be no public visitation. Memorials may be made to St. Cloud Public Library, 810 13th Street, St. Cloud, FL 34772....

Mary Alice Pressly Crockett

Mary Alice Pressly Crockett

Dec 9, 2011

Mrs. Mary Alice Pressly Crockett, 96, died Friday, December 9, 2011 at Starkville Manor in Starkville MS. Graveside services will be held Monday, December 12, 2011 at 2 p.m. in Brooksville Cemetery in Brooksville MS. with Rev. Jearl Hunley officiating. There will not be any visitation. Memorials may be made to Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home, p.o. drawer G, Denton,...

Edna Gallagher Shannon

Edna Gallagher Shannon

Dec 8, 2011

Mrs. Edna Gallagher Shannon , 86, of Macon died Thursday, December 8, 2011 at her residence. Her funeral service will be held Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 2 p.m. at Macon Independent Methodist Church with Rev. Barry Hathcock officiating. Interment will follow in Oddfellows Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday from 4-6 p.m. at Cockrell Funeral Home, Inc. in...

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